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United States Patent | 5,247,850 |
Lenzke | September 28, 1993 |
The actuating device for a hand brake of a motor vehicle includes a hand lever pivotably supported on a support bracket fixedly secured to the vehicle body and displaceable against a bias of a return spring, and a traction lever that connects the hand lever with the drive element for actuating means of at least one wheel brake assembly of the motor vehicle. The actuating device further includes an automatically locking latching mechanism which is associated with the traction lever and is not connected with the hand lever. The latching mechanism provides for predetermined positioning of the drive element necessary for application of the brake. The latching mechanism is released with an auxiliary rod displaceable within the hand lever against a spring bias.
Inventors: | Lenzke; Andreas (Sprockhovel, DE) |
Assignee: | ED. Scharwachter GmbH & Co. KG (Remscheid, DE) |
Appl. No.: | 959836 |
Filed: | October 13, 1992 |
Oct 15, 1991[DE] | 4134052 |
Current U.S. Class: | 74/523; 74/528; 74/535; 74/537; 74/538; 74/575 |
Intern'l Class: | G05G 001/04; G05G 005/06 |
Field of Search: | 74/535-538,575-578,523-526,557,501.5 R,502 |
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4770057 | Sep., 1988 | Foggini | 74/523. |
4819501 | Apr., 1989 | Kraus et al. | 74/538. |
5001942 | Mar., 1991 | Boyer | 74/501. |
5067366 | Nov., 1991 | Gandiglio | 74/535. |
5159850 | Nov., 1992 | Nadi et al. | 74/523. |
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2196416 | Apr., 1988 | GB | 74/523. |
2244117 | Nov., 1991 | GB | 74/535. |